<!---start of article--->The
Cornish () are a people associated with
Cornwall, a county and Duchy in the
south-west of the
United Kingdom that is seen in some respects as distinct from England, having more in common with the other
Celtic parts of the United Kingdom such as
Wales, as well as with other
Celtic nations in
Europe. For some, the Cornish represent a distinct
ethnic group within the UK, which can trace its roots to the
ancient Britons who inhabited southern and central
Great Britain prior to the Roman conquest, and many in the county today continue to assert a distinct identity, separately or in addition to English or British identities. Cornish identity has been adopted by migrants into Cornwall, as well as by emigrant and descendant communities from Cornwall, the latter sometimes referred to as the
Cornish diaspora.
Throughout
classical antiquity, the ancient Britons formed a series of tribes, cultures and identities in Great Britain; the
Dumnonii and
Cornovii were the
Celtic tribes who inhabited what was to become Cornwall during the
Iron Age,
Roman and
post-Roman periods. The name Cornwall and its
demonym Cornish are derived from the Celtic Cornovii tribe.<ref...
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